Tag Archives: change

Reversing the Trend

By Gal Baras | Published: November 24, 2009
You know, lots of people follow trends. So much so that trendy gadgets, fashion, language and behavior are no longer questioned by many. They are simply followed, as if they were some force of nature. This video blew my mind when I saw it. It demonstrates in a symbolic way what each and every one [...]
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Change for Happiness

By Gal Baras | Published: July 21, 2009
Standing in the coldYou may have noticed this about yourself or the people around you, but being happy can be a bit of a challenge. Sure, there are moments of joy and elation, but they do not seem to last very long and then we go back into, well, "normal" life. Why is this? Better yet, once we know why this is, how can we benefit from this knowledge to become happier?
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Switch

By Gal Baras | Published: March 17, 2009
If you are like me, you often find yourself in an undesirable mental state, like panic, rage or regret. Having this strong emotion for a long time can create the wrong outcome for you, so you want to stop it, to break out of it, but how?
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I’m OK, You’re OK!

By Ronit Baras | Published: October 28, 2008
A very common human expression is "I wish I could go back in time and change something.Then my life would be different. I wish I could have a second chance". Let's explore this a bit, shall we?
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Make This World a Better Place

By Ronit Baras | Published: October 27, 2008
It's looking around the world, at what is happening with starving people and violence, which makes me feel small and helpless sometimes. I can remember thinking about it ever since I was 15 years old, like Atlas, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. I wrote poetry, listened to Joan Baez and wrote John Lennon's words of "Imagine" on my notebooks.
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